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Egypt: Former intelligence chief Suleiman dies in US

(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, JULY 19 - The former powerful chief of
Egypt's intelligence services under ousted President Hosni
Mubarak, Omar Suleiman, died at 77 today while he was undergoing
clinical tests in the United States, Egyptian news agency Mena
reported. The former intelligence chief, who served as Mubarak's
deputy for twelve days during last year's revolution, suffered
from a heart condition and lung cancer, a close source told
Mena.

Suleiman regularly travelled to the States for treatment and
lived in the Arab Emirates after his candidature at presidential
elections this year was not accepted by the electoral commission
as the ex intelligence chief had failed to collect the 30,000
signatures necessary under the law for him to run.

The Egyptian official, who had led Egypt's intelligence since
1993, made the televised statement broadcast worldwide in which
he announced that Mubarak was stepping down on February 11,
2011. Mubarak relied on Suleiman to negotiate difficult issues
with the Israelis and Palestinians.
(ANSAmed)